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Tackling soft costs and crossing “The Chasm” in U.S. residential solar adoption

U.S. residential solar demand is expected to ride a 10% compound annual growth rate, adding $6 billion in incremental growth by 2025, said Technavio. But soft costs like customer acquisitions remain relatively high compared to other solar markets across the globe. November 16, 2022 Demand for residential solar is hot as energy prices climb and …

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First Solar’s new 3.5-GW solar panel factory will set up in northern Alabama

Industry / By Staff

First Solar has selected northern Alabama as the location for its fourth U.S. solar module manufacturing facility. The new thin-film factory is part of the previously announced investment that will grow First Solar’s American manufacturing footprint to over 10 GW by 2025. The planned factory in the Mallard Fox Industrial Park outside Decatur, Alabama, represents …

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AC Power teams up with sustainable real estate developer to revitalize brownfields with solar

Industry / By Staff

Real estate developer Vita Nuova and solar contractor AC Power are partnering to develop PV projects on formerly contaminated sites. The collaboration has a shared goal to sustainably redevelop underutilized properties and rebuild communities. Credit: AC Power “Vita Nuova seeks to expand its work in sustainably reusing impacted and underutilized sites by creating this strategic …

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50 states of solar incentives: Alabama

Installation / By Staff

With a public utility market prohibitive of solar development, Alabama constituents are hopeful that the Inflation Reduction Act could create a market for behind-the-meter distributed generation activity. November 16, 2022 The pv magazine USA tour of solar incentives state by state last stopped in Tennessee, and now moves onto Alabama. Nicknamed “The Heart of Dixie,” Alabama …

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Solar industry sends letter to Commerce requesting rejection of tariff case

Policy / By Staff

More than 240 companies signed on to a letter drafted by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), requesting that the Auxin antidumping petition is thrown out in the December 1 preliminary hearing. November 16, 2022 A coalition of more than 240 solar and energy storage companies have signed on to a Solar Energy Industries Association …

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Over 240 solar companies ask Commerce to toss AD/CVD circumvention case

Industry / By Staff

With an expected preliminary decision on the Dept. of Commerce’s AD/CVD circumvention investigation pushed to Dec. 1, SEIA and 240 solar companies have sent a letter to Commerce Sec. Gina Raimondo requesting she reject the original petition. Credit: Namaste Solar The Commerce investigation started in March 2022 after California-based solar panel assembler Auxin Solar petitioned for a review …

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Philadelphia Solar partners with Translucent to build solar module manufacturing facility in the U.S.

Installation / By Staff

Joint venture with Translucent Energy moves Jordan-based Philadelphia Solar’s planned U.S. manufacturing facility closer to reality. November 16, 2022 Philadelphia Solar, a solar manufacturer from Amman, Jordan, announced last year that it plans to build a module factory in the U.S. That plan may be moving closer to reality, as Philadelphia formed a joint venture …

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2-MW solar microgrid will support California biofuel refinery

Industry / By Staff

TotalEnergies and Schneider Electric have started construction on a 2-MW solar microgrid system with a 1.25-MW battery energy storage system in California. Once construction has been completed, the solar microgrid will be integrated with the new Rockwell/Allen Bradley distributed control system (DCS) at natural gas producer Aemetis‘ Advanced Fuels biorefinery in Keyes. Foundations for the …

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American Red Cross building goes net zero with New Jersey rooftop PV deployment

Installation / By Staff

The Red Cross’ New Jersey rooftop solar system will produce roughly 2.7 GWh of electricity over the next 20 years, the equivalent of powering 19 homes. November 16, 2022 Ecogy Energy, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based commercial solar developer, announced that the construction of a 120.1 kW rooftop solar system for the Red Cross in Tinton Falls, …

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CPUC Staff Propose Penalizing SCE $1 Million for Easy Fire

News / By Staff

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today issued a $1 million Staff Citation to Southern California Edison (SCE) for its involvement in the ignition of the Easy Fire, which occurred in Simi Valley in October 2019. The Ventura County Fire Department, which investigated the cause of the fire that burned 1,806 acres in a Tier …

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Month: November 2022